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Bummer about no AP previews. And I don't really think I can make it to the Magic Entry early thingies and also make it to work on time. Oh well. Surprisingly, perhaps, I don't really care.
Curmudgeon alert - - and with the proviso that I say when I love things as well as when I don't. [cough]Floating Leota, Jungle Cruise piranhas, Little Mermaid ride [cough] - - but I hate DCA, and don't much care what they do with it. All the new stuff is nice, but it's like lipstick on a pig.
From what I've seen, the Carthay Circle Theater exterior is underwhelming as a theme park centerpiece. Perhaps it's like the difficulty of doing miniature water, but because the walls of the tower are so blank, the scale seems really tiny and not forced-perspectivy. The entrance will be very pretty, certainly better than the old one in every conceivable way - but also underwhelming compared with just about every other Disney park in the world. It's behind walls, so hopefully I'll be proven wrong when all is revealed.
Cars Land is looking very pretty, and I do want to sample the rides and explore the area. But I'm in no hurry. I'd rather wait till the crowds die down a bit. If a decent opportunity doesn't present itself by Disneyland birthday, that will be the day then. And likely my last at the Resort for a while. My AP expires the next day, and I don't plan on renewing for a while. It barely paid for itself this past year.
I think I'm most excited about Ghiradelli of all the new DCA offerings. Ice cream sundaes ... <<droooool>>. But DCA bores me. It's a failed concept of the most generic theme park imaginable ... and making it prettier, and with some better rides is not going to change its very nature.
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